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(2 comments) SHARE Tuesday, May 31, 2016 A Brief and Cheery History of an American Future
Besides the entrenched power of the rich, powerful and well-armed, there's no reason we can't have the country we want and deserve. Steve Breyman daydreams about what that world might look like, and how it might come about.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, February 12, 2016 Paris Climate Summit: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
World leaders gathered in Paris in December to replace the expiring Kyoto Protocol. What emerged is not even close to sufficient to prevent global catastrophe. The main culprits? Republicans in the US Senate who deny the scientific consensus about the causes and consequences of global warming. The clock is ticking, time is short. The simple truth: the world must do more faster.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, December 10, 2015 In and After Paris: A Climate Justice Agenda
The Paris climate change agreement will be a disappointment. But that's no reason for climate justice campaigners to despair. Here's what did and didn't happen in Paris, why it matters, and what comes next.
SHARE Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Baked Alaska: Obama, Climate Change and the Arrogance of Power
President Obama's approach to politics led directly to his inadequate climate policies. It's not too late for the president to embrace climate justice, and broker a strong agreement at the climate talks in Paris next month.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Fracking Fraud: Natural Gas Dodgery
Frackers promised lower natural gas and electricity rates. We've yet to see them in any sustained way in Upstate New York.
SHARE Friday, July 3, 2015 Being David Brooks: Onward, Christian Soldiers
David Brooks actually sympathizes with social conservatives bemoaning the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage. He then proposes a new culture war Christian conservatives might wage: on the "dysfunctions" of poor people ground down by corporate capitalism.